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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in blended learning are providing the means for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOCs are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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